Sam Polk, once a pillar of Wall Street, states that when you’re surrounded by other Wall Streeters, the environment is a vacuum. “When you earn $500,000, it can seem like pennies.” Polk states in this Huffington Post video, that there is one thing no one talks about. 103 more words

Alex Benda, a college senior at the University of Michigan-Flint, has come up with a unique way to pay off his student loans—at graduation: Alex plans to sell ad space on his graduation cap at $300 for each 1-inch by 1-inch space. 74 more words

In a story for The Motley Fool, Writer Morgan Housel wrote that young people are getting frustrated with college mainly because of the cost—she also wrote that they’re getting frustrated because “they’re doing it wrong.” In her experience, Housel has found that “less than 30% of 18-year-olds are emotionally prepared for college, and a smaller percentage have a reasonable idea about what they want to do for a career.” Housel recommends an alternate program to getting a degree: 71 more words

Hunter Styles had enough of the advice offered by professors, parents and other full-blown adults to graduating college seniors. He wanted to offer lessons from late-twenty-year-olds, those who still have recent memories of their early professional years. 93 more words

Reuters recently published “Seven Mistakes to Avoid on Financial Aid Forms.” Columnist Liz Weston noted that millions of families will fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the coming weeks, and that it’s possible to make easy mistakes. 73 more words